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Bird Blog: February 20-26, 2005
February 26, 2005
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| Juvenile (first winter) Yellow-rumped Warbler, seems to be pregnant. Apparent black stripe on head is a shadow. | Juvenile (first winter) male of the same species, apparently the mate. | Same male. You can see the yellow spot on the crown starting to show. | Previous female. The black region on the crown is a shadow. | Same female. Note that there is no yellow on the crown. |
February 25, 2005
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| Carolina Wren, struggling with seed. | Keeping one eye on the birdseed and the other on the apparent predator. | OK, what's going on over there? | Whatever was going on, this looked difficult. | Next project: the suet. | Processing a seed extracted from the suet. |
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| More of the same. |
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| Brown-headed Nuthatch, 2/25/05, in a tree, considering strategy. | Same bird: suet is located. | Looks a lot like a nuthatch from this angle. |
February 24, 2005
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| Male Yellow-rumped Warbler, Durham, NC. Males get yellow patches on their heads during breeding season: you can see one just getting started. Also note the faint yellow patch under the wing. | Same bird: note the two yellow patches. Alas, the yellow rump isn't visible. | Very skinny Brown-headed Nuthatch?, about to eat suet. | Same bird. | Tufted Titmouse, Durham, NC. This species is more adept at eluding me than any another, but I caught up with the little rascal this time! | Pine Warbler, Durham, NC. |
February 22, 2005
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| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Duke Gardens. | Same bird. | Male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythroplithalmus). This bird was diligently scratching for insects and seeds at Duke Gardens, Durham, NC | White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). It was similarly occupied. | Another visit from a female Northern Cardinal. She was picking up seeds from the deck as usual, a courageous act in view of the persistently pouncing squirrels. |
February 21, 2005
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch, 2/21/05. This is the only time I've seen a bird of this species. |
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